FULL TIME - North Melbourne 20.11 (131) v Geelong 16.18 (114)Free flowing, entertaining, exciting football. North Melbourne get their big scalp by knocking off the reinging premier, while coach Brad Scott lands a first win against his brother Chris.

Q4 - North Melbourne 20.11 (131) v Geelong 16.18 (114)Centre clearance for North marked by Petrie...he chips over the top to Harper who marks...the siren sounds...Harper kicks a point after the siren.

Q4 0:22 - North Melbourne 20.10 (130) v Geelong 16.18 (114)Geelong still running...Podsiadly hand-balls over the top to Hawkins who dinks it through from the goalsquare.

Q4 1:20 - North Melbourne 20.10 (130) v Geelong 15.18 (108)Point for Geelong...North are home but the Cats made them earn it with a wide-open and goal-filled final term

Q4 2:33 - North Melbourne 20.10 (130) v Geelong 15.17 (107)A meaningless stat...The last time North Melbourne beat Geelong (in 2007) the Cats bounced back the next week by kicking 35.12 (222) and beating Richmond by 157 points...guess who the Cats play at Simonds Stadium next weekend.

Q4 2:46 - North Melbourne 20.10 (130) v Geelong 15.17 (107)Wells got the ball out of the centre square and found Ziebell 45m out up against the boundary on the wrong side for a right-footer...Ziebell unsleashes a 55m set shot and puts it straight through the middle! Welcome back Jack Ziebell.

Q4 3:31 - North Melbourne 19.10 (124) v Geelong 15.17 (107)Geelong get an instant reply with Hawkins marking 20m out on a tight angle, he kicks a banana goal. Three goals, three minutes.

Q4 4:18 - North Melbourne 19.10 (124) v Geelong 14.17 (101)North got the quick clearance and fed Harper 60m out from goal...he ran into the arc, baulked a man and converted to make it safe for North Melbourne!

Q4 4:47 - North Melbourne 18.10 (118) v Geelong 14.17 (101)We have a game! Bartel had the ball wide on the left about 70m out and spotted Harry Taylor all on his own at the top of the 50m. Taylor took the mark and set sail to kick a big goal and get the Cats back to a 17-point deficit!

Q4 5:28 - North Melbourne 18.10 (118) v Geelong 13.17 (95)Jimmy Bartel catches Sam Wright and the umpire says yes, there was prior opportunity and holding the ball...Bartel kicks a long point from 50m.

Q4 7:19 - North Melbourne 18.10 (118) v Geelong 12.16 (94)Andrew Swallow has a sore left leg but it may just be cramp...he has come to the bench

Q4 7:58 - North Melbuorne 18.10 (118) v Geelong 12.16 (94)Steve Johnson spots up Guthrie 40m out on a slight angle...He hooks it and puts the ball out on the full. Still looking for his first goal in AFL footy.

Q4 9:01 - North Melbourne 18.10 (118) v Geelong 12.16 (94)Hold the phone...Duncan puts through a goal and Geelong gets the margin back to 24 points.

Q4 9:44 - North Melbourne 18.10 (118) v Geelong 11.16 (88)The Tomahawk puts through a banana kick from 10m after a scrap on the goal-line

Q4 10:29 - North Melbourne 18.10 (118) v Geelong 11.16 (82)Bastinac gets the quick reply after Wells found him inside forward 50m and rather than take a set shot he turned and played on to convert.

Q4 11:17 - North Melbourne 17.10 (112) v Geelong 11.16 (82)Motlop roved a spill from an attempted Johnson mark...he bent the ball back around the corner for one of the goals of the night. He's been in the Cats' best today. Podsiadly and Harper were scuffling off the ball...an errant elbow might get looked at by the MRP.

Q4 12:53 - North Melbourne 17.10 (112) v Geelong 10.16 (76)We just saw the passage of play that all the talking heads will be dissecting tomorrow...Free flowing Geelong move into the forward line ends in the hands of Joel Corey, who did not want to kick for goal and ultimately ran to 30m out...touched the ball on the ground...then went for a snap and didn't make the distance...the ball bouncing out of bounds.

Q4 13:45 - North Melbourne 17.10 (112) v Geelong 10.16 (76)Geelong go end-to-end around the boundary from the kick-in and Guthrie finds Posiadly who converts his set-shot and boots his fifth of the match.

Q4 15:50 - North Melbourne 17.9 (111) v Geelong 9.16 (70)Ben Cunnington subbed out for Kieran Harper...for those of you joining us Andrew Mackie was subbed out at half time after a first-quarter collision left him unable to continue. George Horlin-Smith on debut was his replacement.

Q4 16:24 - North Melbourne 17.9 (111) v Geelong 9.16 (70)Sam Wright was caught holding the ball by Steve Johnson...he dished off to Selwood who spotted up Podsiadly on the lead. Podsiadly kicked across the face from 45m on a slight angle.

Q4 18:31 remaining - North Melbourne 17.8 (110) v Geelong 9.15 (69)McIntosh made a contest at the top of the goal-square to bring the ball to ground and Bastinac was free to rove and goal from 2m out. North could go on with it here...a lot of run in the legs and the majority of Geelong's players have looked sapped after the Easter Monday Epic against Hawthorn.

FIRST BOUNCE - North Melbourne 16.8 (104) v Geelong 9.15 (69)Geelong win the first clearance of the final term but Steve Johnson's shot from 50m is off hands and through for a behind

THREE QUARTER TIME - North Melbourne 16.8 (104) v Geelong 9.14 (68)Ziebell's third of the game on the three-quarter time siren has put North Melbourne up by six goals after a seven-goal third term. North Melbourne's movement of the ball end-to-end has been exceptional tonight and the Cats just can't stop the Kangaroo runners. Without Podsiadly's pack marking this game would be long gone.

Q3 0:53 - North Melbourne 16.8 (104) v Geelong 9.14 (68)Another end-to-end move from the kick-in, ending with Edwards 40m out. He chips short to Ziebell one-on-two who marks...it was a low-percentage kick but Ziebell held the ball...Ziebell kicks truly as the three-quarter time siren sounds with the ball in mid-air!

Q3 1:22 - North Melbourne 15.8 (98) v Geelong 9.14 (68)Horlin Smith marked in the forward pocket 25m out on the wrong side for a right-footer...he backed himself from the set shot but hit the far post.

Q3 2:09 - North Melbourne 15.8 (98) v Geelong 9.13 (67)McIntosh took a mark from the Geelong kick-in...he held the ball up to claim the mark as his momentum took him forward...Lonergan thought he was playing on and made a tackle...the umpire saw it McIntosh's way and marched him to the goal-line for a 50m penalty goal! That will be a talking point.

Q3 2:24 -North Melbourne 14.8 (92) v Geelong 9.13 (67)Swallow took a Geelong hand-ball off Chapman and fed it to Adams about 20m out from goal...but Adams' left-footed snap went the wrong side of the post. It was a gettable shot but he rushed it.

Q3 3:11 - North Melbourne 14.7 (91) v Geelong 9.13 (67)Christensen lining up a shot for goal from 40m slight angle...Stevey J takes a tumble off the ball after being bumped by Firrito...while the scuffle continues Christensen misses

Q3 4:17 - North Melbourne 14.7 (91) v Geelong 9.12 (66)Nearly two in a minute from Geelong but Delaney's desperate dive on the line rushes through a Podsiadly snap for a Geelong point. One more goal and maybe the Cats can get within range for a big final term?

Q3 4:57 - North Melbourne 14.7 (91) v Geelong 8.11 (59)North cutting through Geelong's set-up from the kick-in...a flowing end-to-end move ends with Swallow kicking a point on the run

Q3 5:20 - North Melbourne 14.6 (90) v Geelong 8.11 (59)Hawkins marked hard against the boundary line and attempted a set shot but put it wide to the near side

Q3 7:43 - North Melbourne 14.6 (90) v Geelong 8.10 (58)Kick went long to the hotspot where Edwards couldn't mark but did get to the spill...he handed off to Adams who was 15m out and his snap bent back for another goal. It's been a superb show of accurate kicking from North Melbourne...if not for a couple of Lindsay Thomas set shots they could be even better.

Q3 8:30 - North Melbourne 13.6 (84) v Geelong 8.10 (58)Corey attempted a set shot from 50m out after being set-up by Motlop...his attempt falls on the goal-line where Podsiadly drags in another big mark! The J-Pod is put on a difficult angle but snaps truly to kick is fourth of the day.

Q3 10:32 - North Melbourne 13.6 (84) v Geelong 7.10 (52)Ziebell roves a ball off hands at the 50m mark and loaded up on the right foot...running onto an arc which would be the wrong side for a right footer, no worries! He brings it back for a marvellous goal.

Q3 11:40 remaining - North Melbourne 12.6 (78) v Geelong 7.10 (52) Joel Selwood was afforded time and space to run through the midfield with a bounce and his long kick into the forward line was perfect for Podsiadly to mark overhead 25m out. He converted the set shot to keep Geelong hanging on.

Q3 13:21 - North Melbourne 12.6 (78) v Geelong 6.10 (46)Harvey showed he still has his blistering pace by leaving the Geelong midfield behind and chipping a 15.01m kick to Edwards...the sharp-shooter made no mistake with the 50m set shot. North Melbourne on fire!

Q3 13:43 - North Melbourne 11.6 (72) v Geelong 6.10 (46)Thomas ran the left sideline to about 40m and hooked a pass across to Edwards who took a hanger at the top of the goalsquare! He dished off while still on the ground to Bastinac who turned and goaled a meter out.

Q3 16:59 - North Melbuorne 10.5 (65) v Geelong 6.9 (45)Steve Johnson showed some dash down the wing with a bounce...looped the ball over to the substitute Horlin-Smith and he goaled on the run from 50m with his first kick in league footy. Mackie was substituted out at half time after spending much of the first half on the bench...a collision with Lindsay Thomas the cause

Q3 19:11 remaining - North Melbourne 10.5 (65) v Geelong 5.8 (38)McIntosh wins a ruck tap inside the North forward 50m to Wells...he rides a tackle to handball to Edwards in the goal-square and he dinks through the first major of the third term.

FIRST BOUNCE - North Melbourne 9.5 (59) v Geelong 5.8 (38)Third quarter underway with North Melbourne up by 21

FULL TIME - Hawthorn 21.13 (140) v Adelaide 12.12 (84)Hawthorn win by 56 after kicking away in the second half. Two of Hawthorn's first three games have been free-flowing and high scoring affairs...the Crows went with Hawthorn in the first term but once the margin got to 23 at the long break it was hard for Adelaide to out-gun the Hawks.

Q4 0:22 remaining - Hawthorn 21.13 (140) v Adelaide 12.12 (84)Tired players...Hawthorn run the ball end-to-end and Osborne blazes away on his left foot from 50m and hits the post

Q4 0:51 remaining - Hawthorn 21.13 (139) v Adelaide 12.12 (84)Callinan read the spill best off a pack crashed by Tippett and snapped his third goal of the game, all three coming after half time

HALF TIME - North Melbourne 9.5 (59) v Geelong 5.8 (38)The Kangaroos hold their advantage to the long break but after a slow start Geelong is showing signs that this game might get closer in the second half

Q4 4:26 remaining - Hawthorn 20.12 (132) v Adelaide 11.12 (78)Stretcher called for Luke Breust after a huge collision with Brodie Martin...it looked like knee into shoulder. Breust was running with the flight and Martin jumping for the ball on centre wing. Play has been stopped because the motorised cart will be needed to take Breust from the field

Q4 5:02 remaining - Hawthorn 20.12 (132) v Adelaide 11.12 (78)Mitchell kicks a goal from 15m out after marking a raking left-footed pass from Clinton Young. He was unmarked at the top of the goalsquare.

Q2 3:02 remaining - North Melbourne 9.5 (59) Geelong 4.8 (32)Brent Harvey marks in the forward pocket 25m out and after getting a bit of treatment on the way down, dusts himself off and slots through the set shot.

Q2 7:36 remaining - North Melbourne 7.5 (47) v Geelong 4.7 (31)Motlop takes advantage after a pack spill and runs into the open space to slot a 35m goal. Great running football and Geelong back to a 16-point deficit.

Q2 9:27 remaining - North Melbourne 7.5 (47) v Geelong 3.7 (25)Bartel spots up Tom Hawkins on the lead...He marks on his chest, goes back and kicks a 45m set shot goal. Cats are hanging in there. Andrew Mackie spent some time in the rooms and even though George Horlin-Smith was sent for a warm-up the substitute has not been activated yet.

Q4 12:19 remaining - Hawthorn 18.10 (118) v Adelaide 10.10 (70)Jacobs passes to Vince who is on his own 10m from goal and can run in to kick the Crows' first of the quarter...but the damage has been done

Q2 11:42 remaining - North Melbourne 7.5 (47) v Geelong 2.7 (19)Firrito blazing through the centre square...all the Kangaroos look speedy! He goes long to McIntosh who marks 30m out and kicks truly for the Roos.

Q4 14:40 remaining - Hawthorn 18.10 (118) v Adelaide 9.10 (64)Savage hit up Franklin on the lead...he kicked a wobbly set shot from 50m but it still had the legs to carry through for his third goal

Q2 9:55 played - North Melbourne 6.5 (41) v Geelong 2.7 (19)Stephenson kicked to Podsiadly's advantage with the flight but the big full forward could not dribble through a shot on goal and it bent wide of the post.

Q2 1:00 played - North Melbourne 4.5 (29) v Geelong 1.4 (10)Motlop went long in search of Podsiadly but his kick was over heads and through for a behind, first score of the second quarter

THREE QUARTER TIME - Hawthorn 15.9 (99) v Adelaide 9.10 (64)Hawthorn in control at the last change in spite of an Adelaide rally that has kept the margin within striking distance. No Hawk has more than two goals while Kurt Tippett's 3.3 could have Adelaide right in this game had he kicked straight.

Q3 1:11 remaining - Hawthorn 15.9 (99) v Adelaide 9.10 (64)Lewis played through Buddy Franklin with a spot-up 40m out on a tight angle...Franklin puts the set shot through! He loves the "wrong side" for a left-footer and his drifting set shot keeps Hawthorn at arms length.

Q3 2:56 remaining - Hawthorn 14.9 (93) v Adelaide 9.10 (64)Grant Birchall limping with a right knee injury for Hawthorn after falling awkwardly in a marking contest...he is able to limp off the ground

QUARTER TIME - North Melbourne 4.5 (29) v Geelong 1.3 (9)Blazing start for North Melbourne but they couldn't help but feel like they didn't capitalise on possession control and some gettable set shots.

Q1 27:11 played - North Melbourne 4.5 (29) v Geelong 1.3 (9)McIntosh misses a set shot...Harry Taylor back on for Geelong showing no signs of the bump that sent him to the bench

Q3 4:28 remaining - Hawthorn 14.9 (93) v Adelaide 9.10 (64)Callinan becoming a worry for the Hawks as he slots his second in quick time straight off the contest. Tom Lynch has been subbed out for Sam Kerridge for the Crows.

Q3 4:40 remaining - Hawthorn 14.9 (93) v Adelaide 8.10 (58)Van Berlo with a big miss for Adelaide after he puts a set-shot wide to the near side from 30m on a slight angle.

Q1 22:00 - North Melbourne 4.4 (28) v Geelong 1.1 (7)Lindsay Thomas...kicks a corker! Fed the ball heading towards the boundary 30m out he slides a left-footed snap through! Can't kick a set shot but can kick a great goal!

Q1 20:40 played - North Melbourne 3.4 (22) v Geelong 1.1 (7)Petrie marked 45m out and moved the ball on quickly to Lindsay Thomas...he kicks across the face and out of bounds on the full from 30m...Harry Taylor has left the ground for Geelong after a bump.

Q3 9:27 remaining - Hawthorn 14.9 (93) v Adelaide 7.9 (51)Roving goal for Breust to put Hawthorn out to a match-high 42 ponit margin. Quick clearance for the Hawks was spilled off hands and Breust read it best to dribble through a goal from 20m out.

Q2 18:45 played - North Melbourne 3.4 (22) v Geelong 1.1 (7)Goal for the Cats! Podsiadly slots through a 25m set shot after hauling in a big pack mark.

Q3 9:44 remaining - Hawthorn 13.9 (87) v Adelaide 7.9 (51)Hale pops through a 20m set-shot to get the quick reply for Hawthorn. He was isolated one-on-one against rutten and held the grab.

Q3 10:43 remaining - Hawthorn 12.9 (81) v Adelaide 7.9 (51)Callinan roves off a pack and snaps a much-needed goal on his left foot. Crows just holding on at the moment at 30 points down.

Q1 14:40 played - North Melbourne 3.4 (22) v Geelong 0.1 (1)Wells tried to roll through a miracle snap from tight on the boundary with a left-footed kick but it went wide of the post. North Melbourne's speed is worrying the flat Cats at this early stage.

Q1 12:52 played - North Melbourne 3.3 (21) v Geelong 0.1 (1)Stunnign start from North melbourne continues...running goal for Anthony and it's a 20-point break early

Q3 13:00 remaining - Hawthorn 11.9 (75) v Adelaide 6.9 (45)Guerra hits up Franklin on the lead 45m out on an acute angle...Franklin wheels around but his kick hits the post just as it appeared to be swinging back for a goal!

Q3 13:36 remaining - Hawthorn 11.8 (74) v Adelaide 6.9 (45)Hale misses a set shot for Hawthorn after a long period on the half-forward flank at the Hawks' end of the ground.

Q1 10:24 played - North Melbuorne 2.3 (15) v Geelong 0.1 (1)Aaron Edwards marks and kicks truly from 30m out on a slight angle...now he is a sharp-shooter, no troubles at all!

Q1 8:24 played - North Melbourne 1.3 (9) v Geelong 0.1 (1)Cats on the board with James Kelly putting wide a gettable attempt on goal

Q1 7:23 played - North Melbourne 1.3 (9) v Geelong 0.0 (0)Matt Campbell gets on the end of a blistering North Melbourne move but is still cursed by his set shot accuracy...and misses

Q3 16:30 remaining - Hawthorn 11.7 (73) v Adelaide 6.9 (45)Cyril Rioli marks on the lead after being spotted up by Whitecross and kicks truly from 45m out directly in front. Not appearing to be troubled by that knee concern he left the field with on the half-time siren.

Q1 5:20 played - North Melbuorne 1.2 (8) v Geelong 0.0 (0)Petrie thrills with a big mark but can't convert the set shot

Q3 17:57 remaining - Hawthorn 10.7 (67) v Adelaide 6.9 (45)Huge pack mark from Tippett! Flew above Smith and Schoenmakers...but then lets himself down again by sending a set shot from 30m out almost directly in front across the face.

Q3 FIRST BOUNCE - Hawthorn 10.7 (67) v Adelaide 6.8 (44)Hawthorn and Adelaide back on the MCG to start the third quarter with the Hawks up by 23. Savage and Kerridge still yet to be activated for their respective sides.

Q1 1:00 played - North Melbourne 1.1 (7) v Geelong 0.0 (0)Bastinac snaps the opening goal after North Melbourne trap the ball in from the Geelong kick-in. Perfect start to get the Kangaroos rolling.

Q1 0:30 played - North Melbourne 0.1 (1) v Geelong 0.0 (0)Rushed behind for North Melbourne after Petrie was unable to take a pack mark against plenty and the ball spilled to the back

FIRST BOUNCE - North Melbourne v GeelongMatch underway in the Scott Brothers showdown...any chance Brad can take the four points and bragging rights for the first time in this unique head-to-head?

PRE-GAME North Melbourne v GeelongGeorge Horlin-Smith starting as Geelong's substitute and Kieran Harper for North Melbourne. Three minutes until the first bounce at Etihad Stadium.

HALF TIME - Hawthorn 10.7 (67) v Adelaide 6.8 (44)Hawthorn improved a six-point lead to 23 at the long break with Suckling kicking his second goal while seven other Hawks have hit the scoreboard for one major. Kurt Tippett looks like Adelaide's biggest threat to inspire a second-half comeback.

Q2 0:21 - Hawthorn 10.7 (67) v Adelaide 6.8 (44)Tippett's sixth mark inside forward 50m...is not a mark. Free kick against for a push in the back. As Hawthorn clear out of the backline Cyril Rioli appears to have tweaked his right knee and that may cause some worries in the rooms.

Q2 1:39 - Hawthorn 10.7 (67) v Adelaide 6.8 (44)Hawthorn building pressure in the forward half...Franklin got a hand-ball out wide near the boundary and tried to kick an around-the-corner left-footed kick but put it wide to the near side for a behind. Jordan Lewis was on his own in the goal-square.

Q2 4:11 - Hawthorn 10.6 (66) v Adelaide 6.8 (44)Hawthorn cut through Adelaide's kick-in defence but Breust can't capitalise at the end of the chain as he snaps a point

Q2 4:42 - Hawthorn 10.5 (65) v Adelaide 6.8 (44)Tippett misses another set shot after marking on the lead 40m out. He has 3.2 from five marks inside 50m.

Q2 6:41 - Hawthorn 10.5 (65) v Adelaide 6.7 (43)Hawthorn's official Twitter feed has just stated that Broc McCauley was a late withdrawal due to a stomach virus. That will be some relief for Hawk fans fearing yet another injury to a ruckman

Q2 6:42 - Hawthorn 10.5 (65) v Adelaide 6.7 (43)Potentially costly miss from Bernie Vince...running into an open goal after being played through by a Dangerfield hand-ball but his shot slide off the side of the boot and wide to the near side

Q2 7:29 - Hawthorn 10.5 (65) v Adelaide 6.6 (42)Hale hit-out from a boundary throw-in favours Mitchell...but his snap from the forward pocket can only sneak through for a behind

Q2 8:18 - Hawthorn 10.4 (64) v Adelaide 6.6 (42)Suckling marks 15m out running with the flight of the ball, gets up and plays on quickly to roll through his second goal of the game. Hawthorn are winning the midfield battle again and without the ball coming into Adelaide's attacking 50m their forward-line dominance hasn't had a chance to continue.

Q2 9:55 - Hawthorn 9.4 (58) v Adelaide 6.6 (42)Gunston gets a free kick 30m out directly in front for high contact and kicks truly...he may not have the body shape of a certain former Hawthorn number 19 but he does kick like him!

Q2 10:36 - Hawthorn 8.4 (52) v Adelaide 6.6 (42)Michael Osborne marks in the forward pocket at kicks truly from 30m...Hawthorn fans happy to clap it through even though many spent the week cursing Osborne's miss from the goal-square aganist Geelong on Monday.

Q2 13:08 - Hawthorn 7.4 (46) v Adelaide 6.6 (42)Buddy was fed a handball by Cyril Rioli and on the run unelashed a flying shot from 55m...off hands and through for a behind

Q2 13:30 - Hawthorn 7.3 (45) v Adelaide 6.6 (42)Tippett takes his fourth mark inside forward 50m...this time kicks truly from 45m out directly in front. Hawthorn turn-over in the middle caught out the backline and left Guerra the only man near Tippett as the ball came back into the Crows' forward line.

Q2 15:08 - Hawthorn 7.3 (45) v Adelaide 5.5 (35)Tippett marks one-on-one against Shoenmakers 40m out but pushes his kick from directly in front across the face through for a behind. A missed opportunity to get Adelaide within a goal.

Q2 16:35 remaining - Hawthorn 7.3 (45) v Adelaide 5.4 (34)Lynch snaps through his second goal after an advantage call for an infringement on Tippett

Q2 17:24 remaining - Hawthorn 7.3 (45) v Adelaide 4.3 (27) Hale got a free kick for holding 20m out directly in front and made no mistake with the set shot

Q2 18:34 remaining - Hawthorn 6.3 (39) v Adelaide 4.3 (27)Lewis roves the tap from the front of the stoppage from a boundary throw-in and snaps truly from 20m. Credit to Hale for the hit-out to advantage.

Q2 - FIRST BOUNCE - Hawthorn 5.3 (33) v Adelaide 4.3 (27)Hawthorn and Adelaide resume hostilities with the home team in front by a goal at the MCG. A reminder that North Melbourne v Geelong starts at 4.40pm Melbourne time at Etihad Stadium.

FULL TIME - GWS 10.9 (69) v West Coast 23.12 (150)Callan Ward kicks a point with his 36th possession just seconds before the full-time siren. A comfortable win for West Coast, albeit with GWS braving it out with eight goals to the Eagles' 12 after quarter time.

Q4 27:03 played - GWS 10.8 (68) v West Coast 23.12 (150)Jack Darling kicks a goal but with four goals to two GWS are still winning the final term.

QUARTER TIME - Hawthorn 5.3 (33) v Adelaide 4.3 (27)A free flowing and opening first quarter with Hawthorn stretching the Crows early only for Adelaide to hit back with some impressive transition from defence to attack. It looks like both sides fancy a shoot-out as the game style that will suit them.

Q1 0:54 remaining - Hawthorn 5.3 (33) v Adelaide 4.3 (27)Taylor Walker marks 35m out after Sloane dashed out of defence and took a couple of bounces...launching a 50m kick to a one-on-one...the kick however is a shocker and Walker barely sneaks it in for a behind. Never the less some worrying signs for the Hawthorn defence.

Q1 03:33 remaining - Hawthorn 5.3 (33) v Adelaide 4.2 (26)Goals just keep coming...this time Mitchell wins the clearance and kicks up to the 50m line where Cheney roves the ball, takes two steps and knocks through his first goal. A good start for the former Demon trying to prove himself in Hawthorn's best 22.

Q4 18:00 played - GWS 9.7 (61) v West Coast 22.10 (142)Jonathan Giles kicks a goal to bring up GWS' highest score of the season. A decent fight-back after the first quarter with seven goals to West Coast's 11.

Q1 4:48 remaining - Hawthorn 4.3 (27) v Adelaide 4.2 (26)Adelaide right back on top with Thompson and Vince combining in the middle to spot up Tippett...he kicks truly from 45m out directly in front. Adelaide three goals in 90 seconds!

Q1 5:18 remaining - Hawthorn 4.3 (27) v Adelaide 3.2 (20)Adelaide strike again with Brent Reilly feeding a ball to Porplyzia 40m from goal...he couldn't mark but roved his own crumb and snapped around the body to bounce a ball through for Adelaide's second goal in a minute

Q1 6:50 remaining - Hawthorn 4.3 (27) v Adelaide 1.2 (8)Cyril Rioli broke two tackles and kicekd to the goal-square where Burgoyne was able to out-body his opponent and snap a goal over his shoulder. Hawthorn getting on top with a bit of scoreboard pressure.

Q4 11:30 played - GWS 8.5 (53) v West Coast 22.10 (142)Lynch sneaks the margin back up to 89 points with West Coast's first goal of the final quarter

Q1 8:25 remaining - Hawthorn 3.3 (21) v Adelaide 1.2 (8)Gunston marked on the lead right on 50m out...made a bit of a scene trying to get the man on the mark to go back a step...but it was all an act because Suckling was sweeping around to take the hand-ball and kick a 55m goal on the run.

Q4 8:30 played - GWS 8.5 (53) v West Coast 21.9 (135)Junk time...GWS keeping West Coast off the scoreboard though

Q1 10:43 remaining - Hawthorn 2.2 (14) v Adelaide 1.2 (8)Taylor Walker tried to kick a goal from an impossible angle snapping on the right while being tackled over the boundary...the ball was on target and bouncing through but rushed for a behind by retreating defenders on the line

Q1 11:04 remaining - Hawthorn 2.2 (14) v Adelaide 1.1 (7)Man of the week Brendan Whitecross took a strong pack mark, went back and loaded up from 55m out and cleared the pack on the line to put through a goal! Hawthorn with some early vindication taking his MRP verdict to the tribunal.

Q4 3:26 played - GWS 8.5 (53) v West Coast 21.9 (135)Bugg makes it back-to-back goals for GWS at the start of the final term. An admirable rally from the GIANTS after West Coast ended the third quarter with three goals in five minutes.

Q1 12:38 remaining - Hawthorn 1.2 (8) v Adelaide 1.1 (7)Hale has his first set shot of the match but drags it wide of the target to the near side

Q4 1:08 played - GWS 7.5 (47) v West Coast 21.9 (135)Jacob Townsend strikes first for GWS and just like the third term the GIANTS are on the board first. Maybe they are a realistic chance of keeping the margin in double figures? Not many would have dared predict that when West Coast kicked 11 goals in the first term.

Q1 15:41 - Hawthorn 1.1 (7) Adelaide 1.1 (7)Kurt Tippett takes a mark right on the top of the goalsquare and is made to kick from a slight angle...popping it through from 10m out and Adelaide are back level straight away

Q1 16:10 - Hawthorn 1.1 (7) v Adelaide 0.1 (1)Buddy is in the game after marking on the lead and sending through a 45m set shot for Hawthorn's opening goal

Q1 17:30 remaining - Hawthorn 0.1 (1) v Adelaide 0.1 (1)Taylor Walker marked 25m out directly in front but his set shot slid across the face and into the post. A missed opportunity for Adelaide to strike first.

Q1 18:52 remaining - Hawthorn 0.1 (1) v Adelaide 0.0 (0)Guerra received the ball from Breust 35m out from goal on a tight angle and pushed the set shot across the face of goal.

FIRST BOUNCE - HAWTHORN v ADELAIDEAction underway at the MCG. A reminder that Broc McCauley is out for Hawthorn and Clinton Young in.

THREE QUARTER TIMEGWS 6.5 (41) v West Coast 21.9 (135)West Coast gave us just a little sign at the end of the third quarter that more scoreboard pain may be coming in the last.

Q3 30:45 played - GWS 6.5 (41) v West Coast 21.9 (135)Quinten Lynch kicks another goal to end the third quarter. West Coast stepped up the intensity for the last five minutes of the term and managed to blow the margin back out as a result

Q3 3:41 remaining - GWS 6.5 (41) v West Coast 19.8 (122)Easy goal for Josh Hill after Hurn pulled a kick inside forward 50m and Hill ran onto the bounce, turned his man with ease and popped through a 15m drop punt on the run

Q3 23:12 played - GWS 6.5 (41) v West Coast 18.8 (116)Another behind for Hampton who has made an immediate impact off the bench and already won as many possessions as the player he replaced, Jeremy Cameron

Q3 5:37 - GWS 6.4 (40) v West Coast 18.8 (116)Giles takes a pack mark in the goal-square and pops through a goal after a high ball to the hot-spot from Chad Cornes

Q3 7:06 - GWS 5.4 (34) v West Coast 18.8 (116)Hampton is straight into the action with a mark on the lead up against the boundary 25m out. His set shot slides across the face for a behind.

Q3 8:25 - GWS 5.3 (33) v West Coast 18.8 (116)Curtly Hampton has been subbed in for Jeremy Cameron whose afternoon is finished after just four possessions

Q3 9:12 - GWS 5.3 (33) v West Coast 18.8 (116)Ashton Hams snaps a left-footed goal from 35m after a hand-off from Daniel Kerr. No celebration at all from the Eagles players after the goal. Safe to say they're going through the motions now.

Q3 10:03 - GWS 5.3 (33) v West Coast 17.8 (110)Rhys Palmer beat Chris Masten and hauled in a high ball from Adam Kennedy. His left-footed set shot slides across the face from 40m for a behind.

Q3 11:56 - GWS 5.2 (32) v West Coast 17.8 (110)Brililant route-one stuff from West Coast as Naitanui taps to Shuey's advantage and the midfielder roves the bouncing ball, shrugs a tackle at about 55m and goals from just inside the 50m. Five majors now for Luke Shuey on a big day out for him.

Q3 12:38 - GWS 5.2 (32) v West Coast 16.8 (104)McGinnity took a shot from 35m but was pushed in the back as his shot hit the post. McGinnity receives a free kick and converts the second chance from the set shot for his first major.

Q3 15:59 - GWS 5.2 (32) v West Coast 15.8 (98)Adam Tomlinson sends through a 40m pot shot after winning the ball just inside the forward 50m. First goal of the second half for the GIANTS.

Q3 18.11 - GWS 4.2 (26) v West Coast 15.8 (98)Nick Naitanui came off worse for wear after a clash of heads but was able to get up and shrug the trainers. McGinnity was the teammate he clashed heads with and the substitute is coming off with the blood rule. He'll need a change of guernsey.

Q3 19.13 Remaining - GWS 4.2 (26) v West Coast 15.8 (98)Rhys Palmer torches a left-footed kick from 35m out on the run. It was a wobbler and a missed opportunity to get a bit of momentum going at the start of the third for the GIANTS.

SECOND HALFAction underway in the third quarter with West Coast activating their substitute with Bradd Dalziell off and Patrick McGinnity coming on.

Big news for the Hawks with ruckman Broc McCauley out and Clinton Young in. Will this mean more time in the ruck today for Jarryd Roughead or more "third man up" contests for Hawthorn's midfielders?

HALF TIME GWS GIANTS 4.1 (25) West Coast Eagles 15.8 (98)

West Coast have ensured the four premiership points and after a slower second quarter it looks like the bigger records such as record score and margin might be shelved for this afternoon as well.

Luke Shuey may not have been last year's Rising Star but a four-goal, 17 possession first half has him on track for the Brownlow votes today.

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